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Lot 63 · Picasso Ceramics: Including Property from the Collection of Joan A. Mendell

Portrait of Emperor Francis I of Austria, three-quarter length, wearing an elaborately embroidered vest and coat

Studio of Martin van Meytens II (Stockholm 1695-1770 Vienna) · oil on canvas

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Estimate
$4,000–$6,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Picasso Ceramics: Including Property from the Collection of Joan A. Mendell, New York · 30 September 2005
Dimensions
30 x 25¼ in. (76.2 x 64.1 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3782497
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Studio of Martin van Meytens II (Stockholm 1695-1770 Vienna), Portrait of Emperor Francis I of Austria, three-quarter length, wearing an elaborately embroidered vest and coat. Christie's, 30 Sep 2005, lot 63. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3782497.

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Studio of Martin van Meytens II (Stockholm 1695-1770 Vienna), Portrait of Emperor Francis I of Austria, three-quarter length, wearing an elaborately embroidered vest and coat. Christie's, 30 Sep 2005, lot 63. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3782497.

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